Afghanistan: Senior Anti-Corruption Advisor (STTA)

Position Summary:

Creative is seeking a Senior Anti-Corruption Advisor, Short-term Technical Assistance (STTA) for a U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) funded project proposal that seeks to address corruption in Afghanistan. The Senior Anti-Corruption Advisor STTA is to be based in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Reporting & Supervision:

This position reports to the Senior Anti-Corruption Advisor in Afghanistan.

Primary Responsibilities:

The Senior Anti-Corruption Advisor STTA will serve as an anti-corruption Subject Matter Expert and will be responsible for leading implementation of his/her assigned task. S/he will oversee the expatriate and local staff assigned to his/her task.

Other responsibilities include:

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  Serve as liaison with Afghanistan government counterparts and community stakeholders on task communications and technical implementation activities;

  
  


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  Provide technical direction and leadership and oversight of matters related to task;

  
  


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  Provide technical support to the team; and

  
  


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  Develop and submit any task-related deliverables and provide timely and accurate reporting and briefings to program management on assigned task.

  
  

Required Skills & Qualifications:

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  At least 3 years’ experience as a Senior Anti-Corruption Advisor or in a related role;

  
  


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  At least 5-7 years of relevant experience working in international development;

  
  


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  Master’s degree from an accredited university in a relevant field;

  
  


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  Previous experience working in the region;

  
  


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  Familiarity and experience working with U.S. Government;

  
  


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  5-7 years of experience working with anti-corruption programming, rule of law initiatives, and organizational development with local organizations;

  
  


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  Experience with activity design, development, implementation and monitoring and evaluation;

  
  


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  Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; and

  
  


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  Strong analytical capacity.

  
  

Desired Skills & Qualifications:

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  PhD or JD degree from an accredited university in a relevant field;

  
  


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  Experience working with citizen engagement and oversight of political processes, especially as they relate to anti-corruption;

  
  


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  Experience working with partnership organizations, especially civil society organizations and/or government agencies;

  
  


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  Experience in producing publishable material on anti-corruption;

  
  


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  Experience in developing survey tools and working with focus groups;

  
  


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  Fluency in Pashto/Dari a plus.